Overview
- Ileana Garcia, a Florida state senator who co-founded Latinas for Trump and served as a DHS deputy press secretary, publicly condemned the administration’s immigration crackdown.
- Garcia said the response to the Minneapolis shooting left her “dumbfounded,” called the incident “abhorrent,” and argued the effort has “gone too far.”
- Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents while protesting in Minneapolis, an event that has intensified internal GOP criticism.
- White House adviser Stephen Miller labeled Pretti “a domestic terrorist,” and Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino claimed Pretti planned to “massacre” officers.
- Citing detentions in unmarked cars, masked agents, and nonlethal force against protesters, Garcia said the tactics are frightening her constituents and risk alienating midterm voters.